The assumed similarity effect refers to the tendency of ingroup members to perceive

a. outgroup members as similar to each other
b. outgroup members as similar to ingroup members
c. ingroup members as more similar to themselves than to outgroup members
d. ingroup members as more similar to each other than to themselves


Answer: C

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